Hook v. Richardson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF PROBATES FOR THE PARISH OF OUACHITA The plaintiff claims, as the mother and in behalf of the other collateral heirs (all recognised as the heirs of the late Charles F. Morehouse, deceased), the administration of his succession, which she alleges has been accepted by all the heirs, with the benefit of inventory. The defendant is the wife of C. F. Morehouse, and is in possession of the estate, and was so left at the death of her husband.
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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF PROBATES FOR THE PARISH OF OUACHITA The plaintiff claims, as the mother and in behalf of the other collateral heirs (all recognised as the heirs of the late Charles F. Morehouse, deceased), the administration of his succession, which she alleges has been accepted by all the heirs, with the benefit of inventory. The defendant is the wife of C. F. Morehouse, and is in possession of the estate, and was so left at the death of her husband. She has accepted the community of acquests and gains with the benefit of inventory. She opposes the application of Mrs. Hook, the…
1Opinion of the CourtPorter, J.
After the decision of the Probate Court in the case of Hook and others against the defendant, by which the heirs of the husband were allowed to accept his succession, with the benefit of an inventory, and the defendant ordered to account *567with them, the plaintiff applied to the Court of Probates to be appointed administratrix of the estate. This demand was resisted by the defendant, who claimed the right to be continued in the administration until the end of the year. The court sustained the application, and the defendant appealed:
Whcr6 heirs come in an¿ ^Uo accept the succession of the…
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